A massive snowstorm hit

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(along with westernmost regions of

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) in February 1954. Heavy snowfall that month was recorded on the following dates: 1-4, 7-9, 17-19 and 22-24. Wind speed reached 126 km/h in

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on February 3, a record that still stands. The maximum quantity of snow was recorded on the 3rd in

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: 115.9 L/m² in 24 hours, another unbroken record. The thickest layer of snow, 173 cm, appeared in

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on February 3-4 and also remains a record. Snowdrifts reached 5 m in the southeast of the country. Andrei Udișteanu
"Sovieticii au intrat cu plugul în România odată cu 'Marele viscol'"
''Evenimentul Zilei'', February 3, 2012; accessed February 22, 2025

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